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Posted: 2/27/2014 6:47:20 PM EDT

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I haven't, but seen it done once when we were shooting MP5's at the same time as Glock 22's. Some 9mm made it into the Glock 22.

Posted: 2/27/2014 6:47:26 PM EDT

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I found this at a range :

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.300 Winchester mag fired in a .300 Weatherby rifle.........

Posted: 2/27/2014 6:47:36 PM EDT

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Dumbass friend of mine shot some 9mm out a 40SW pistol of mine.

Didn't seem to harm the gun. But I came to my senses soon after and decided to never own another 40SW gun.

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Kinda why I talked myself out of getting conversion barrels for my .40's.

Confusion is confusing.

Posted: 2/27/2014 6:59:09 PM EDT

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Just for goofs I dropped a 5.56 blank down the barrel of my 1911, pointed it up in the air and pulled the trigger. I didn't really think it would work.

Damn thing went off and so did my Plt Sgt.

Posted: 2/27/2014 7:07:41 PM EDT

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Did that once - all was well.

Shot a .243 out of a 30-06 - gun was fine, just the case flared.

I did learn with the .243 mistake to keep things better separated, and have not repeated the mistake.

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Have run .380 through a 9mm without issue. Technically my wife did. No harm no foul.

Did that once - all was well.

Shot a .243 out of a 30-06 - gun was fine, just the case flared.

I did learn with the .243 mistake to keep things better separated, and have not repeated the mistake.

I bought a cheap box of American Eagle .308 at a local shop to zero my new scope with, and found a round of .243 mixed in there at the range. Luckily I noticed it before I loaded it.

I took it back to my LGS and showed the owner, who figured out what happened. A guy had bought a box of that stuff earlier in the week, and then returned it a few days later. We checked all the other boxes and all were well.

I don't think he takes returns on ammo anymore either.

Posted: 2/27/2014 7:11:14 PM EDT

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I'm fairly certain I shot a 40s&w out of my p220 45acp ..

It was an idpa match. I had loaded my mags real quick out of a bag of reloads. Later on I caught a 40 in the bag and was like wtf? Thought back and I had a really light round that caused a FTE after it. Plus it sounded weird - but I knew the projectile hit, specifically low.

Needless to say it was the last time I used reloads that aren't mine.

Not 100% sure it was a 40. Didn't find the brass nor did I even bother looking. But I'm pretty positive over all.

Of course the age old 380 through a 9mm.

Posted: 2/27/2014 7:13:21 PM EDT

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I had a guy chamber a 9mm in my .45.

Luckily that just does nothing.

Posted: 2/27/2014 7:13:40 PM EDT

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Found this one at the range one day, 40 shot in a 45.

Posted: 2/27/2014 7:14:19 PM EDT

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I shot nearly 100 rounds of 45 GAP out of my Glock 21. No malfunctions. I only noticed when I looked down and saw two different sizes of brass (both ACP and GAP).

Posted: 2/27/2014 7:24:37 PM EDT

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a 10mm round made it into a 1911 mag. I knew right away something was off because the report was much quieter and recoil was light. It gave me an FTE that I slipped out with my pocketknife blade. All was well.

Posted: 2/27/2014 7:30:32 PM EDT

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Not really.
.22 LR uses a heeled bullet, WMR does not.

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Shot 22 LR in m 22 Mag. Forgot which cylinder was in there.

I thought you could shoot LR in a Mag but not the other way around??

Don't know.......just thought.

Should be fine in a revolver. Same difference with shooting 38 special in a 357 mag.

Not really.
.22 LR uses a heeled bullet, WMR does not.

And the base diameter on the 22 mag is a lot larger, it is a tapered case.

Posted: 2/27/2014 7:32:56 PM EDT

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No I have not. Are you guys retarded.

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Came to post this. But I did catch my dad loading my 380 ammo into his 92f

Posted: 2/27/2014 7:36:32 PM EDT

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Accidentally shot a .40 round through my 45. I knew something was wrong as soon as I heard the shot. The gun was fine. The casing was a little bloated.

Posted: 2/27/2014 7:37:29 PM EDT

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A few years back my brother and I were sighting in our rifles for the upcoming deer season. I was shooting a Rem 700 in .270. He had the same gun in 7mm mag. He fired a 3 shot group, we went to inspect the target.

I said on the way back "my turn now." My brother loaded my gun and set it on the rest (I thought). I took the first shot and it felt funny. Then the bolt had trouble opening. Turns out there were .270 rounds in the 7mm mag.

Had to use a rod to push the bullet out, but no permanent damage. The gun has taken several deer since then.

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.270 out of a .284 shouldnt require a rod to free a bullet. Now if it was a 7mm out of a .270 then yeah, I get it

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Posted: 2/27/2014 7:39:30 PM EDT

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Accidentally shot .223 out of my AK. Still fired fine. Just had to get the casing out with a rod.

Posted: 2/27/2014 7:44:05 PM EDT

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Yep....dummy me was on the range shooting my Glock 19 and 22 on the same trip. Loaded a couple of 9mm rounds in the .40. It fired, but of course sounded very strange. I knew immediately what I'd done. No blood, no foul, but I am much more careful now.

Posted: 2/27/2014 7:45:31 PM EDT

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I haven't done it.

I'm surprised that the mention of the guy that shot a 300 blackout round in his 223 hadn't came up (could be the other way around)
The gun went kaboom.

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Posted: 2/27/2014 7:51:50 PM EDT

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.380 in a 9mm works well enough that if I were in the French resistance, it wouldn't have bothered me a bit.

Might not work so well out of a Sten though.

Posted: 2/27/2014 7:51:52 PM EDT

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Yep, I shot a 9mm out of an XD40 one time. Just sounded funny and didn't cycle. Ejected the case and saw a very deformed and fucked up 9mm case. The gun was fine. No matter how careful you are, it's so damned easy to mess up when you've got similar guns/ammo out on the bench at the same time.

Posted: 2/27/2014 7:55:35 PM EDT

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Dumbass friend of mine shot some 9mm out a 40SW pistol of mine.

Didn't seem to harm the gun. But I came to my senses soon after and decided to never own another 40SW gun.

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Same here. A friend managed to shoot 9mm through my .40 Sig P229.

Posted: 2/28/2014 6:10:46 AM EDT

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Accidentally shot .223 out of my AK. Still fired fine. Just had to get the casing out with a rod.

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So they really can fire our ammo but we can't fire theirs!

Posted: 2/28/2014 6:16:27 AM EDT

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Shot one .380 round through a 9mm Shield rental gun. When it didn't cycle, I discovered my mistake. TheN I totally put away the .380 ammo I had been shooting through my daughter's TCP.

Posted: 2/28/2014 6:21:10 AM EDT

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Not going to lie ... when I take both the G17 and the PPS .40 to the range, I make sure to keep things separated.

They are readily discernible rounds if you're paying attention. So I pay attention.

Posted: 2/28/2014 6:22:03 AM EDT

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My neighbor has a Win 94 trapper in .45LC. He bought a box of 45LC and after the fourth of fifth round he happened to look at the empty brass. The whole box was 44-40

Posted: 2/28/2014 6:28:14 AM EDT

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Yup...

.380 out of a glock 17...No damage to the chamber or bore.

Stupid...

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